Proverbs 2:19
None that go in unto her shall return again, neither shall they take hold of the paths of life,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
In Context
20That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just, as a shining light, goeth forwards and increaseth even to perfect day.
Proverbs 6:32But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
Jeremiah 13:23If the Ethiopian can change his skin, or the leopard his spots: you may also do well, when you have learned evil.
Matthew 19:24And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →